Description: A layman's guide to human heredity, it includes a unique catalogue of inherited traits, with entries for such things as hair color, obesity, heart disease, schizophrenia and left-handedness. Provides concise descriptions of the basic concepts of heredity and reproduction, supported by an alphabetical listing of human traits, diseases and disorders having a genetic basis. For quick reference, each entry in the list comprises a brief description of the trait or disease and an explanation of its inheritance.
